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'FO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, JULns JnANNoTAT, of Paterson, in the county of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, nave invented a new and' improved Silk Cleanerg and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exact description thereof. which will enable others skilled in the art to make andhnsc the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, forming` part of this specification.

The object oi my invention is to produce' a' simple device for freeing silk from knots, clearing it of extra growth and all foreign substanccs'that may have adhered to it, and it consists in the employment or'use of two plates secured in a suitable shaped frame or stand in such manner that their proximity to each other, 'or near-- ness of their edges, may be regulated in a simple manner', to accommodate diierentsizes of silk. This invention also consists in combining with the abovea guide or fender, as will be hereinafter described. In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is a front elevation of my invention and Figure 2, a plan or top`view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

A represents the frame or stand, which, in the presentinstance, consists of two arms projecting upward from a xed base, which latter is` to be made fast to the frame or' rail of the machine with which it is to be used. B B are two steel plates of about the same size. These plates are set in grooves or recesses made in the face of the arms of the stand to receive them, andare held in place by a set-screw, a, in each'plate near the middle of their length. lThe inner edges of these plates, or those toward each other, are made perfectly square, so that they will tit accurately if placed together; and the inner top corners are filed rounding, so as to permit the silk to be easily dropped in between them. The bottoms of the plates have their inner-'corners Bled olf, and the stand has also a triangular piece cut out, which, together, make a diamond-shapedhole, as shown clearly in iig. 1, at b. By inserting the end oi" any suitable shaped tool, as a screw-driver, in this diamond-shaped holefand twisting it in a yproper manner, the plates can be spread apa-rt evenly or vequidistant from each other throughout their entire length and this is an important feature, as it enables the plates to'belset sowasl to adapt the device to diterent sizes of silks, and in such manner that the work will be performed accurately and in asuperior manner. I design' tempering the plates suiciently hardlto prevent their edges Wearing by use. By using this device for cleaning silk, a greater amount of Work, in my opinion, can be done thansby any other' cleaner now'in usefand the slli will be cleaned in a superior manner; it makes less waste, and Vis Vless troublesome to theoperat'or, for the reason that the plates can` be adjusted quickly and nrithout the use of a wrench, andit requires no packing, and is withal a simple device, not likely to get out of order.' C, in the drawings, represents the guide or fender for the silk-cleaner. This guide consists of two pieces, D, of wire, each bent into a lsimilar shape, as shown in the drawings, and fitted at one end into the top of the stand A, extending in opposite directions. These wires should be suiicieutly long to extend from one cleaner to another, .when a series of them are used upon a common frame, sopas to connect all together upon one and the same side of such frame, the wires being inclined toward each other, soasto cause the silkto run down the same, and, passing through the opeing'E,` between their lower ends, then pass to and between the cleaner-plates. Among the many advantages' of thc guide C, inocennection with my improved silkLcleaner, may be here mentioned thatit prevents 'the silk from running on either side of the cleaners, howevercareless or inattentive the operator may be; that the guide issimple andneat, and

not clumsy inappearance or use.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, iss--v 1. `The plates B B, secured to and adjustable in the stand A, in the manner and for the purposes described. 2. The combination of the plates B B, stand A, and set-screws a, substantially as herein shown and described. 3. The combination, with the silk-cleaner herein described, of the guide or fender C, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

JULES JEANNOTAT.

Witn esses J AMES Summen, WILLIAM WoLsnAw. 

